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Exeggcute #4Common $0.03 Ampharos V #49Ultra Rare $1.05 Galarian Darmanitan VMAX #37Ultra Rare $1.19 Manectric #52Rare $0.29 Cramorant #40Uncommon $0.11 Orbeetle VMAX #21Ultra Rare $1.34 Kakuna #2Uncommon $0.06 Genesect #16Holo Rare $0.31 Barraskewda #42Rare $0.22 Orbeetle V #20Ultra Rare $0.68 Alolan Exeggutor #95Rare $0.46 Alolan Exeggutor #2Rare $0.59 Alolan Exeggutor #61Uncommon $0.85 Alolan Exeggutor #96None $0.59 Alolan Exeggutor #78None $1.60 Alolan Exeggutor - 002/094 #2Rare $1.00 Alolan Exeggutor - 2/12 #2Promo $7.21 Alolan Exeggutor (114) #114Rare $0.50 Alolan Exeggutor (115) #115Rare $0.64

At the time we attributed that to its appearance in a tournament winning Legacy deck, but - given Boros Energy runs four copies of it - that's much more likely to be the source of the spike.

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This simplicity is why many players still rank Atarka among the best MTG cards for aggressive Commander strategies